James Rettig

A teaser trailer for The Idol has been released. The show, which is set to air on HBO later this year, was co-created by the Weeknd and Euphoria‘s Sam Levinson, and stars Lily-Rose Depp as a rising pop star who gets wrapped up in a relationship with a self-help guru.  » Read More

The MLB Celebrity Softball Game took place at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, and there were quite a few notable names in the dugout: Bryan Cranston, J.K. Simmons, Bad Bunny, Simu Liu, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Action Bronson, Desus Nice, and The Kid Mero. One of the game’s most exciting moments took place when singer and YouTube personality JoJo Siwa hit an inside-the-park home run off Quavo of Migos fame.  » Read More

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Since releasing their self-titled third album back in 2020, the melodic Montréal emo band has put out a handful of tracks, including “End Of The World,” “Neighbors,” and “Look.” Today, they’re back with a pair of new songs,  » Read More

It’s been about 50 years since hip-hop started percolating as a genre — depending on who you ask — and for all of 2022, the label Mass Appeal with be celebrating with a series of EPs called Hip Hop 50: The Soundtrack, each of which will be curated by an important producer.  » Read More

Last month, the Charlotte trio Faye announced their first full-length, You’re Better, which arrives six years after they released their debut EP. They introduced the album with “No Vibes,” and today they’re back with another new track called “Dream Punches,” a scurrying frenzy that descends into a satisfyingly fuzzy guitar coda.  » Read More

Last month, New Zealand rockers announced their new album, Expert In A Dying Field, with “Silence Is Golden,” a ripper that landed on our best songs of the week list. Today, they’re back with the album’s title track, which is comparatively chilled-out and wistful,  » Read More

Francis Lyons is a Philadelphia musician who has clocked time in bands like Free Cake For Every Creature, 2nd Grade, and 22º Halo, and he’s also released solo material at a steady pace, most recently under the name Ylayali. He’s put out a couple projects over the past couple years,  » Read More

Modern Woman are a four-piece out of London who released their debut EP, Dogs Fighting In My Dream, last year. It offered up a more operatic and elegant take on the post-punk wave that has been coming out of the UK over the last few years. Today,  » Read More